Means for and method of facing tiles



58 1641 553 p 9 F. P. SCHEMMEL MEANS FOR AND METHOD OF FACING TILES Filed Dec. 7, 1925 INVENTOR.

F. P. SCHEMMEL Patented Sept. 6, 1927.

gUNlTED STATES FRANK P. SCHEMIMEL, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

MEANS FOR AND METHOD OF FACING TILES.

Application filed December The present invention.relates to means for and method of facing tiles or the like, and its principal object is the introduction of an independent element into the mold in which the tile is formed, the said element being a rather thin sheet, preferably of flexible material, which is forced into intimate contact with one face of the tile to-be formed thereby imparting to the said face whatever configuration may be imprinted on the said facing element, and adhering to the tile while the latter is removed so that tile and facing element are removed from the mold as one unit. After removal the facing element, which preferably is made of flexible material, may be pulled off the tile leaving the impression.

The preferred form and manner of carrying out my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 shows an assembly of the mold, the facing element, and the tile, and

Figure 2 a detail view of the tile with the facing element in the act of being removed.

\Vhile I have shown only the preferred form of the invention, I wish to have it understood that various changes or modifications may be made within the scope of the claims hereto attached without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the form illustrated in the drawing, an ordinary box 1 well-known in the particular art, has two dies 2 and 3 reciprocable therein, while means, not shown in the drawing but well-known in the art, are provided for effecting reciprocating motion of the dies in such a manner that at the beginning of the operation the die 2 is in the position indicated in the drawing while the die 3 clears the box 1 and allows the material 4 which, of course, may be of any suitable substance, to be placed on top of the die 2. The die 3 is then lowered upon the material so as to shape the same in the desired form, whereupon the die 3 is raised to clear the upper face of the material formed and then the lower die 2 is raised above the edge of the box 1 so that the finished form of the material may be removed from the die 2.

\Vhile these principles are well-known in the art, it is customary at the present time to embody any configuration desired to be formed on the tile in one of the dies 2 or 3 directly, which is responsible for. the fact that in removing the die the imprint on the tile is frequently spoiled due to imperfect 7, 1925. Serial No. 73,694.

separation of the tile from the die. It is the object of the present invention tointroduce an independent facing member, which is preferably in the form of a thin sheet of flexible material such as linoleum, rubber, or the like. This element may be introduced in the manner illustrated in Figure l and may have the desired impression cut into the contacting face thereof.

In using the'facing element, the operator would proceed as follows: with the die 2 in the position indicated in Figure 1, and the die 3 raised to clear the box 1, the sheet 6 is first placed on top of the die 2 whereupon the material 4 is added and pressed into shape and into intimate contact with the sheet 6 by lowering the die 3. Thereafter the latter die is raised again and the die 2 is also raised to cause the material 4 and the sheet 6 to clear the box whereupon the sheet is removed with the material of the tile so that the configuration formed on the face of the tile is not in the least disturbed by the removal from the mold. After the removal the thin sheet of material may be easily pulled off the tile without causing any injury to the imprint on the latter in the manner illustrated in Figure 2. The facing element 6 is then placed back on the die 2 and the operation may be repeated.

I claim:

1. Means for molding and imprinting tiles or the like comprising means for pressing moldable material into form and a pattern of linoleum-like substance adapted for interposition between the material and the said means for imprinting the material, the said pattern adhering to the material as the latter is removed from the molding means and being adapted for peeling off thereafter and automatically flattening when flung back into the molding means.

2. The method of molding and imprintfor interposition between the material and tiles to be molded, the pattern being adapted the said platform, the said pattern adhering to adhere to the molded tile When the latter 1 to the material as the latter is removed from is removed from the mold and to be peeled the raised platform and being adapted for off immediately after removal and to auto- 5 peeling off thereafter and automatically flatmat-ically flatten when flung back on a fiat tening when flung back on the platform. surface. 7

4. As an article of manufacture, a pattern In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

of linoleum-like substance for imprinting FRANK P. SCHEMMEL. 

